Aaron Eckhart and Miles Teller are attached to star in Bleed for This, the film based on the true story of world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza. Martin Scorsese is executive producing.

Teller would play Pazienza, who, after a near fatal car crash that left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made an incredible comeback. After months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Pazienza returned to the gym under infamous trainer Kevin Rooney (Eckhart) and made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later.

Teller, who stars in comedy That Awkward Moment,which opened in theaters this weekend, also stars in Whiplash, which won the top prize at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this month. His upcoming projects include YA adaptation Divergent and comedy Two Night Stand. He's repped by CAA and Stone, Meyer.

Eckhart most recently starred in I, Frankenstein and Olympus has Fallen. His upcoming projects include thriller Incarnate. He's repped by CAA and Hirsch Wallerstein.